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Mandela Release Anniversary

Shoeless Mandela went missing, ‘sipping tea’ on day of release
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/ 11 February 2015

Shoeless Mandela went missing, ‘sipping tea’ on day of release

Mandela was found sipping tea with his shoes off in a quiet Cape Town home, his driver having made a detour to avoid the crowd outside the city hall.

By Susan Njanji
Madiba’s image to grace new bank notes
Article
/ 11 February 2012

Madiba’s image to grace new bank notes

President Jacob Zuma has announced that all of the new South African bank notes will bear the image of former president Nelson Mandela.

By Staff Reporter
The promise must be kept
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/ 15 February 2010

The promise must be kept

The passing of 20 years since FW de Klerk’s monumental speech has provided the occasion for much public evaluation of our constitutional progress.

By Staff Reporter
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Analysis
/ 12 February 2010

Waiting for Mandela

Feverish preparations to receive the jailed leader could never have been perfect — there was no precedent.

By Pippa Green

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